Portland
Found in 617 Collections and/or Records:
James Coffin papers
Papers of James Coffin (1847-1906), including correspondence, a resolution regarding the death of Lucius H. Allen, a tracing of a chart of the Columbia River's mouth, an architectural elevation, and photographs. Coffin worked as a clerk for the firm Allen and Lewis in Portland, Oregon, in the early 1880s.
Oral history interview with Gary Coleman and Steve Fulmer
Oral history interview with Gary Coleman and Steve Fulmer conducted by R. Michael Sanchez on May 19, 2007, for the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. Coleman and Fulmer discuss the origins of the Portland Gay Men's Chorus.
Columbia Neon Company sign designs
Nineteen pencil, crayon, pastel, tempera, watercolor, and photocopy designs for neon signs for various businesses in the Portland, Oregon area.
The Compass
Periodical "The Compass," 1881-1883, founded and edited by Harry W. Hogue, containing essays, poems, editorials, and Portland High School gossip.
The compass
Manuscript periodical, "The Compass," Vol. 1, No. 1, by Bill Roe for the members of the South Portland Debating Society, containing an essay on the subject of death.
Concentrated Employment Program records
Records of a federally sponsored educational and employment program for low-income individuals in selected Portland neighborhoods. Collection includes project proposals and applications, contractor agreements, and budget reports and statistics.
Oral history interview with Lew Cook
Oral history interview with Lew Cook conducted by Martha Gies in two sessions on June 20 and June 26, 1979. Cook discusses the difficulty of safely storing nitrate film, which can spontaneously combust; talks about spending time at Portland’s Film Row in the early 1920s; and describes running his own business showing films in towns around Oregon.
Kenneth L. Cooper papers
Kenneth L. Cooper (1884-1972) served with the 364th Infantry during World War I and was elected to the Portland City Commission in 1940. Collection includes papers related to his tenure as Portland City Commissioner, 1940-1945; typescript and manuscript correspondence, 1914-1970, some from World War l; and personal papers and ephemera.
H. L. Corbett residence sketches
Collection includes preliminary sketches on 4 sheets of a residence for Henry Ladd Corbett in Portland, Oregon.
Cox Cable of Portland, Inc. records
Collection consists of materials relating to the city of Portland, Oregon's decision to award a cable communications franchise, and to Cox Cable of Portland's pursuit of the franchise. Among the materials are reports; a draft of the city's request for proposals; evaluation and analysis of companies seeking the franchise; information about Cox Cable of Portland; correspondence of board member Elizabeth Crownhart Vaughan; and Cox Cable's application for the franchise.